Andreas Hirsch The Chemistry of the Fullerenes Andreas Hirsch The Chemistry of the Fullerenes
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Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany Printed on acid-free paper ISBN: 978-3-527-30890-3 Preface "Buckminsterfullerene: Is it a real thing?" This question was in our heads that evening in November 1990, when Fred Wudl came into the lab and showed us the first 50 mg sample of c60. Although at that time there was evidence for the geometrical structures of this er ball shaped molecule and his bigger brother the "American football" C70, no one knew what the chemical and physical properties of these fascinating molecul
